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18. Legal remedies
 

(1) Any judicial review request against a decision of the local election commission relating to the certification of the question shall be addressed to the county court, but submitted to the local election commission in such a way that it is received by the local election commission within fifteen days after the publication of the resolution. If the last day of the deadline does not fall on a working day, the deadline shall expire on the next working day.


(2) The local election commission shall send the judicial review request to the county court within five days after its reception. If the request is directly submitted to the county court, the court shall inform the local election commission without delay.


(3) The county court shall adjudge the judicial review request within thirty days. The court shall either uphold or alter the resolution of the local election commission. The decision of the county court shall not be subject to further legal remedy.